Day 57: Patient Library (Fourth Shift)
That movie had been far more depressing than Guy had been ready for. It might not have been as bad if it hadn't all been based on real events, but knowing that people had tried so hard to escape only for so many to die was rather sobering.
Despite that, the action scenes had been intense enough that Guy was feeling revved up even after the credits rolled. He would have liked to spend the rest of the day with Claude, but he was sure his friend had someone he wanted to meet -- and more than that, the staff didn't seem to approve of them spending all of their time together. They seemed to think that they needed to make more friends.
Guy didn't mind meeting new people, but he also felt that he had all the friends that he needed already.
It wasn't his choice, though, and so he decided to spend the last part of the day in the library. It would help him calm down and get his mind off of that movie in time for dinner to come, at which point he'd have only their nighttime plans to worry about. Seeing how they were taking steps further into the basement, though, he definitely had good reason to be anxious.
While Guy had already bought a book in town and therefore didn't need to look for one to take back to his room with him, he still took some comfort out of the quiet of the room and the feeling of all the books surrounding him. He wished he could look up information about the war that the movie had been about, but he already knew that sort of thing wouldn't be available here. Instead, he took to wandering.
[For Alaric.]
Despite that, the action scenes had been intense enough that Guy was feeling revved up even after the credits rolled. He would have liked to spend the rest of the day with Claude, but he was sure his friend had someone he wanted to meet -- and more than that, the staff didn't seem to approve of them spending all of their time together. They seemed to think that they needed to make more friends.
Guy didn't mind meeting new people, but he also felt that he had all the friends that he needed already.
It wasn't his choice, though, and so he decided to spend the last part of the day in the library. It would help him calm down and get his mind off of that movie in time for dinner to come, at which point he'd have only their nighttime plans to worry about. Seeing how they were taking steps further into the basement, though, he definitely had good reason to be anxious.
While Guy had already bought a book in town and therefore didn't need to look for one to take back to his room with him, he still took some comfort out of the quiet of the room and the feeling of all the books surrounding him. He wished he could look up information about the war that the movie had been about, but he already knew that sort of thing wouldn't be available here. Instead, he took to wandering.
[For Alaric.]